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"Arsenic and Old Lace" quotes

Arsenic and Old Lace poster
A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play), Joseph Kesselring (play)
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: comedy, crime, thriller
Year: 1944
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 23 Sep 1944
Awards: 1 nomination.

62 video clips

Mortimer BrewsterAunt Abby BrewsterMartha BrewsterOfficer Patrick O'haraAbby BrewsterDr. EinsteinDr. Gilchrist'teddy Roosevelt' BrewsterJonathan BrewsterReverend HarperMr. WitherspoonLt. RooneyPhotographer At Marriage License OfficeMortimer BrewsterElaine HarperAunt Abby BrewsterMartha BrewsterOfficer Patrick O'haraAbby BrewsterDr. EinsteinDr. Gilchrist'teddy Roosevelt' BrewsterJonathan BrewsterReverend HarperMr. WitherspoonReporterLt. RooneyPhotographer At Marriage License Office
Insanity runs in my family - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:12 Insanity runs in my family You're going to love me for my mind - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:07 You're going to love me for my mind Code for Roosevelt - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:23 Code for Roosevelt For a gallon of elderberry wine - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:18 For a gallon of elderberry wine How can I believe you - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:12 How can I believe you When I come back - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 When I come back You can't do things like that - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:38 You can't do things like that Can you hear my voice - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:10 Can you hear my voice He sits there waiting to be tied up and gagged - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:08 He sits there waiting to be tied up and gagged Where did you get that face - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:04 Where did you get that face Looks good on you - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:10 Looks good on you Is he trying to move into the White House before I've moved out - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 Is he trying to move into the White House before I've... It had a character in it - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:21 It had a character in it I think you're wrong - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:28 I think you're wrong There's another one - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:04 There's another one I probably should have told you this before but - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:12 I probably should have told you this before but At least people in plays act like they've got sense - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:11 At least people in plays act like they've got sense But there's a body in the window seat - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:27 But there's a body in the window seat Be a good fellow - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:07 Be a good fellow Five more bucks and you'll own it - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:07 Five more bucks and you'll own it You wouldn't want to have children with three heads - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:10 You wouldn't want to have children with three heads All I did was cross the bridge and I was in Brooklyn - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:06 All I did was cross the bridge and I was in Brooklyn Pull up a tombstone - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:06 Pull up a tombstone Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:13 Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me Right out here in the open with everyone looking - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:10 Right out here in the open with everyone looking What is this - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:14 What is this Don't do that - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:22 Don't do that Something borrowed - Arsenic and Old Lace 01:33 Something borrowed But what happened to him - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:04 But what happened to him If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:12 If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat There is a Happydale - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 There is a Happydale I can't hear you - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 I can't hear you Get out of here - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:06 Get out of here What news have you brought me - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:06 What news have you brought me I'm the son of a sea cook - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 I'm the son of a sea cook That's what he presumes - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:23 That's what he presumes What's your name - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:27 What's your name Men don't just get into window seats and die - Arsenic and Old Lace 02:00 Men don't just get into window seats and die But you're face is familiar - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:58 But you're face is familiar Will you get out of here - Arsenic and Old Lace 01:25 Will you get out of here That wouldn't have been very nice - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:22 That wouldn't have been very nice I want the Happy Dale Sanatorium - Arsenic and Old Lace 01:04 I want the Happy Dale Sanatorium The pixies won't be out till after midnight - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:28 The pixies won't be out till after midnight Don't be so inquisitive - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:52 Don't be so inquisitive I've got the two nicest Aunts in the world - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:26 I've got the two nicest Aunts in the world Mortimer Brewster - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:12 Mortimer Brewster But I cannot sign any proclamation without consulting my Cabinet - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:08 But I cannot sign any proclamation without consulting my... We're going to Niagara Falls Call me a cab dear - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 We're going to Niagara Falls Call me a cab dear Mr President may I present Dr Livingstone - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:08 Mr President may I present Dr Livingstone Certainly there's 13 bodies in the cellar - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:08 Certainly there's 13 bodies in the cellar I'm beginning to think the cat's in on this - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 I'm beginning to think the cat's in on this Now let's see Where were we - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:05 Now let's see Where were we Now look how did he die - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:04 Now look how did he die Come quick What's the matter - Arsenic and Old Lace 00:04 Come quick What's the matter

Cast

Mortimer Brewster - Cary Grant
Elaine Harper - Priscilla Lane
Jonathan Brewster - Raymond Massey
O'Hara - Jack Carson
Mr. Witherspoon - Edward Everett Horton
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